Advanced Radiotherapy Clinical Applications

Venue:   Prince Salman Auditorium 
Coordinator: Adnan Al-Hebshi 
Faculty: Florian Sterzing , Roberto Orecchia, Leonard Gunderson, Adnan Al-Hebshi , Saiful Huq, Hirohiko Tsujii, Shinichiro Mori, Belal Moftah
             
Course Aim

This course offers highlights related to the rapidly evolving technologies of radiotherapy and their major applications in modern radiotherapy . These include IMRT, IGRT, SRS, IORT and ion therapy.  The course is intended to be an explanatory  review of  issues related to the implementation of these techniques in the radiation clinic.  The presentations will be given by noted experts from major national and international centers who have broad experience with these advanced treatment approaches.

Target Audience

The course is aimed at radiation oncologists, radiation physicists and radiation therapists involved in the implementation of advanced techniques in their department. Basic knowledge of radiation oncology and radiation physics are a prerequisite.

Lectures:

      11 lectures each of 20 minutes

  1. IORT:  Rationale and Historical Perspective (Leonard Gunderson)
  2. A Novel IGRT device for SBRT: the UZ Brussel experience (Tom Depuydt)
  3. MRI: Simulation for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning (Slobodan Devic)
  4. Radiation Therapy: New Approaches for Treating Prostate Cancer (Roberto Orecchia)
  5. Status and Future Plan of HIMAC (Koji Noda)
  6. Multi-dimensional Image Guided Carbon Ion Radiotherapy (Shinichiro Mori)
  7. Clinical Benefit of TomoTherapy (Stefan Rieken)
  8. SRS Clinical Aspects (Adnan Al-Hebshi)
  9. Analogy between Stereotactic Radiosurgery & Microsurgery (Imaddudin Kanaan)
  10. IGRT Based Helical Tomotherpay  (Stefan Rieken)
  11. Challenges Associated with Small Field Dosimetry  (M. Saiful Huq)

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